NBA MVP & ABA Most Valuable Player Award Winners
NBA Winners
Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Lg | Player | Voting | Age | Tm | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
2023-24 | NBA | Nikola Jokić | (V) | 28 | DEN | 79 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .583 | .359 | .817 | 17.0 | .299 |
2022-23 | NBA | Joel Embiid | (V) | 28 | PHI | 66 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .548 | .330 | .857 | 12.3 | .259 |
2021-22 | NBA | Nikola Jokić | (V) | 26 | DEN | 74 | 33.5 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | .583 | .337 | .810 | 15.2 | .296 |
2020-21 | NBA | Nikola Jokić | (V) | 25 | DEN | 72 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .566 | .388 | .868 | 15.6 | .301 |
2019-20 | NBA | Giannis Antetokounmpo | (V) | 25 | MIL | 63 | 30.4 | 29.5 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .553 | .304 | .633 | 11.1 | .279 |
2018-19 | NBA | Giannis Antetokounmpo | (V) | 24 | MIL | 72 | 32.8 | 27.7 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .578 | .256 | .729 | 14.4 | .292 |
2017-18 | NBA | James Harden | (V) | 28 | HOU | 72 | 35.4 | 30.4 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | .449 | .367 | .858 | 15.4 | .289 |
2016-17 | NBA | Russell Westbrook | (V) | 28 | OKC | 81 | 34.6 | 31.6 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .425 | .343 | .845 | 13.1 | .224 |
2015-16 | NBA | Stephen Curry | (V) | 27 | GSW | 79 | 34.2 | 30.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | .504 | .454 | .908 | 17.9 | .318 |
2014-15 | NBA | Stephen Curry | (V) | 26 | GSW | 80 | 32.7 | 23.8 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | .487 | .443 | .914 | 15.7 | .288 |
2013-14 | NBA | Kevin Durant | (V) | 25 | OKC | 81 | 38.5 | 32.0 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .503 | .391 | .873 | 19.2 | .295 |
2012-13 | NBA | LeBron James | (V) | 28 | MIA | 76 | 37.9 | 26.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | .565 | .406 | .753 | 19.3 | .322 |
2011-12 | NBA | LeBron James | (V) | 27 | MIA | 62 | 37.5 | 27.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .531 | .362 | .771 | 14.5 | .298 |
2010-11 | NBA | Derrick Rose | (V) | 22 | CHI | 81 | 37.4 | 25.0 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .445 | .332 | .858 | 13.1 | .208 |
2009-10 | NBA | LeBron James | (V) | 25 | CLE | 76 | 39.0 | 29.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .503 | .333 | .767 | 18.5 | .299 |
2008-09 | NBA | LeBron James | (V) | 24 | CLE | 81 | 37.7 | 28.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .489 | .344 | .780 | 20.3 | .318 |
2007-08 | NBA | Kobe Bryant | (V) | 29 | LAL | 82 | 38.9 | 28.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .459 | .361 | .840 | 13.8 | .208 |
2006-07 | NBA | Dirk Nowitzki | (V) | 28 | DAL | 78 | 36.2 | 24.6 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .502 | .416 | .904 | 16.3 | .278 |
2005-06 | NBA | Steve Nash | (V) | 31 | PHO | 79 | 35.4 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .512 | .439 | .921 | 12.4 | .212 |
2004-05 | NBA | Steve Nash | (V) | 30 | PHO | 75 | 34.3 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .502 | .431 | .887 | 10.9 | .203 |
2003-04 | NBA | Kevin Garnett | (V) | 27 | MIN | 82 | 39.4 | 24.2 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .499 | .256 | .791 | 18.3 | .272 |
2002-03 | NBA | Tim Duncan | (V) | 26 | SAS | 81 | 39.3 | 23.3 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 2.9 | .513 | .273 | .710 | 16.5 | .248 |
2001-02 | NBA | Tim Duncan | (V) | 25 | SAS | 82 | 40.6 | 25.5 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .508 | .100 | .799 | 17.8 | .257 |
2000-01 | NBA | Allen Iverson | (V) | 25 | PHI | 71 | 42.0 | 31.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | .420 | .320 | .814 | 11.8 | .190 |
1999-00 | NBA | Shaquille O'Neal | (V) | 27 | LAL | 79 | 40.0 | 29.7 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | .574 | .000 | .524 | 18.6 | .283 |
1998-99 | NBA | Karl Malone | (V) | 35 | UTA | 49 | 37.4 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .493 | .000 | .788 | 9.6 | .252 |
1997-98 | NBA | Michael Jordan | (V) | 34 | CHI | 82 | 38.8 | 28.7 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | .465 | .238 | .784 | 15.8 | .238 |
1996-97 | NBA | Karl Malone | (V) | 33 | UTA | 82 | 36.6 | 27.4 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | .550 | .000 | .755 | 16.7 | .268 |
1995-96 | NBA | Michael Jordan | (V) | 32 | CHI | 82 | 37.7 | 30.4 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | .495 | .427 | .834 | 20.4 | .317 |
1994-95 | NBA | David Robinson | (V) | 29 | SAS | 81 | 38.0 | 27.6 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | .530 | .300 | .774 | 17.5 | .273 |
1993-94 | NBA | Hakeem Olajuwon | (V) | 31 | HOU | 80 | 41.0 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .528 | .421 | .716 | 14.3 | .210 |
1992-93 | NBA | Charles Barkley | (V) | 29 | PHO | 76 | 37.6 | 25.6 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .520 | .305 | .765 | 14.4 | .242 |
1991-92 | NBA | Michael Jordan | (V) | 28 | CHI | 80 | 38.8 | 30.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | .519 | .270 | .832 | 17.7 | .274 |
1990-91 | NBA | Michael Jordan | (V) | 27 | CHI | 82 | 37.0 | 31.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .539 | .312 | .851 | 20.3 | .321 |
1989-90 | NBA | Magic Johnson | (V) | 30 | LAL | 79 | 37.2 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .480 | .384 | .890 | 16.5 | .270 |
1988-89 | NBA | Magic Johnson | (V) | 29 | LAL | 77 | 37.5 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .509 | .314 | .911 | 16.1 | .267 |
1987-88 | NBA | Michael Jordan | (V) | 24 | CHI | 82 | 40.4 | 35.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | .535 | .132 | .841 | 21.2 | .308 |
1986-87 | NBA | Magic Johnson | (V) | 27 | LAL | 80 | 36.3 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | .522 | .205 | .848 | 15.9 | .263 |
1985-86 | NBA | Larry Bird | (V) | 29 | BOS | 82 | 38.0 | 25.8 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | .496 | .423 | .896 | 15.8 | .244 |
1984-85 | NBA | Larry Bird | (V) | 28 | BOS | 80 | 39.5 | 28.7 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .522 | .427 | .882 | 15.7 | .238 |
1983-84 | NBA | Larry Bird | (V) | 27 | BOS | 79 | 38.3 | 24.2 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | .492 | .247 | .888 | 13.6 | .215 |
1982-83 | NBA | Moses Malone | (V) | 27 | PHI | 78 | 37.5 | 24.5 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .501 | .000 | .761 | 15.1 | .248 |
1981-82 | NBA | Moses Malone | (V) | 26 | HOU | 81 | 42.0 | 31.1 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .519 | .000 | .762 | 15.4 | .218 |
1980-81 | NBA | Julius Erving | (V) | 30 | PHI | 82 | 35.0 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .521 | .222 | .787 | 13.8 | .231 |
1979-80 | NBA | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | (V) | 32 | LAL | 82 | 38.3 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 3.4 | .604 | .000 | .765 | 14.8 | .227 |
1978-79 | NBA | Moses Malone | (V) | 23 | HOU | 82 | 41.3 | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .540 | .739 | 14.1 | .200 | |
1977-78 | NBA | Bill Walton | (V) | 25 | POR | 58 | 33.3 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .522 | .720 | 8.4 | .209 | |
1976-77 | NBA | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | (V) | 29 | LAL | 82 | 36.8 | 26.2 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .579 | .701 | 17.8 | .283 | |
1975-76 | NBA | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | (V) | 28 | LAL | 82 | 41.2 | 27.7 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.1 | .529 | .703 | 17.0 | .242 | |
1974-75 | NBA | Bob McAdoo | (V) | 23 | BUF | 82 | 43.2 | 34.5 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .512 | .805 | 17.8 | .242 | |
1973-74 | NBA | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | (V) | 26 | MIL | 81 | 43.8 | 27.0 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .539 | .702 | 18.4 | .250 | |
1972-73 | NBA | Dave Cowens | (V) | 24 | BOS | 82 | 41.8 | 20.5 | 16.2 | 4.1 | .452 | .779 | 12.0 | .168 | |||
1971-72 | NBA | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | (V) | 24 | MIL | 81 | 44.2 | 34.8 | 16.6 | 4.6 | .574 | .689 | 25.4 | .340 | |||
1970-71 | NBA | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | (V) | 23 | MIL | 82 | 40.1 | 31.7 | 16.0 | 3.3 | .577 | .690 | 22.3 | .326 | |||
1969-70 | NBA | Willis Reed | (V) | 27 | NYK | 81 | 38.1 | 21.7 | 13.9 | 2.0 | .507 | .756 | 14.6 | .227 | |||
1968-69 | NBA | Wes Unseld | (V) | 22 | BAL | 82 | 36.2 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 2.6 | .476 | .605 | 10.8 | .175 | |||
1967-68 | NBA | Wilt Chamberlain | (V) | 31 | PHI | 82 | 46.8 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 8.6 | .595 | .380 | 20.4 | .255 | |||
1966-67 | NBA | Wilt Chamberlain | (V) | 30 | PHI | 81 | 45.5 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 7.8 | .683 | .441 | 21.9 | .285 | |||
1965-66 | NBA | Wilt Chamberlain | (V) | 29 | PHI | 79 | 47.3 | 33.5 | 24.6 | 5.2 | .540 | .513 | 21.4 | .275 | |||
1964-65 | NBA | Bill Russell | (V) | 30 | BOS | 78 | 44.4 | 14.1 | 24.1 | 5.3 | .438 | .573 | 16.9 | .234 | |||
1963-64 | NBA | Oscar Robertson | (V) | 25 | CIN | 79 | 45.1 | 31.4 | 9.9 | 11.0 | .483 | .853 | 20.6 | .278 | |||
1962-63 | NBA | Bill Russell | (V) | 28 | BOS | 78 | 44.9 | 16.8 | 23.6 | 4.5 | .432 | .555 | 13.5 | .185 | |||
1961-62 | NBA | Bill Russell | (V) | 27 | BOS | 76 | 45.2 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | .457 | .595 | 15.5 | .217 | |||
1960-61 | NBA | Bill Russell | (V) | 26 | BOS | 78 | 44.3 | 16.9 | 23.9 | 3.4 | .426 | .550 | 13.0 | .181 | |||
1959-60 | NBA | Wilt Chamberlain | (V) | 23 | PHW | 72 | 46.4 | 37.6 | 27.0 | 2.3 | .461 | .582 | 17.0 | .245 | |||
1958-59 | NBA | Bob Pettit | (V) | 26 | STL | 72 | 39.9 | 29.2 | 16.4 | 3.1 | .438 | .759 | 14.8 | .246 | |||
1957-58 | NBA | Bill Russell | (V) | 23 | BOS | 69 | 38.3 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 2.9 | .442 | .519 | 11.3 | .206 | |||
1956-57 | NBA | Bob Cousy | (V) | 28 | BOS | 64 | 36.9 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 7.5 | .378 | .821 | 8.8 | .178 | |||
1955-56 | NBA | Bob Pettit | (V) | 23 | STL | 72 | 38.8 | 25.7 | 16.2 | 2.6 | .429 | .736 | 13.8 | .236 |
ABA Winners
Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Lg | Player | Voting | Age | Tm | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
1975-76 | ABA | Julius Erving | (V) | 25 | NYA | 84 | 38.6 | 29.3 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .507 | .330 | .801 | 17.7 | .262 |
1974-75 | ABA | Julius Erving (Tie) | (V) | 24 | NYA | 84 | 40.5 | 27.9 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | .506 | .333 | .799 | 17.6 | .248 |
1974-75 | ABA | George McGinnis (Tie) | (V) | 24 | INA | 79 | 40.4 | 29.8 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | .451 | .354 | .724 | 11.6 | .174 |
1973-74 | ABA | Julius Erving | (V) | 23 | NYA | 84 | 40.5 | 27.4 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | .512 | .395 | .766 | 16.5 | .233 |
1972-73 | ABA | Billy Cunningham | (V) | 29 | CAR | 84 | 38.7 | 24.1 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | .487 | .286 | .789 | 11.9 | .176 |
1971-72 | ABA | Artis Gilmore | (V) | 22 | KEN | 84 | 43.6 | 23.8 | 17.8 | 2.7 | 5.0 | .598 | .646 | 19.8 | .259 | ||
1970-71 | ABA | Mel Daniels | (V) | 26 | INA | 82 | 38.7 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 2.2 | .514 | .077 | .679 | 11.4 | .173 | ||
1969-70 | ABA | Spencer Haywood | (V) | 20 | DNR | 84 | 45.3 | 30.0 | 19.5 | 2.3 | .493 | .000 | .776 | 17.1 | .216 | ||
1968-69 | ABA | Mel Daniels | (V) | 24 | INA | 76 | 38.6 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | .476 | .000 | .604 | 8.6 | .140 | ||
1967-68 | ABA | Connie Hawkins | (V) | 25 | PTP | 70 | 44.9 | 26.8 | 13.5 | 4.6 | .519 | .222 | .764 | 17.9 | .273 |
Summary
Player | Lg | Count |
---|---|---|
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | NBA | 6 |
Michael Jordan | NBA | 5 |
Bill Russell | NBA | 5 |
Wilt Chamberlain | NBA | 4 |
LeBron James | NBA | 4 |
Larry Bird | NBA | 3 |
Julius Erving | ABA | 3 |
Magic Johnson | NBA | 3 |
Nikola Jokić | NBA | 3 |
Moses Malone | NBA | 3 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | NBA | 2 |
Stephen Curry | NBA | 2 |
Mel Daniels | ABA | 2 |
Tim Duncan | NBA | 2 |
Karl Malone | NBA | 2 |
Steve Nash | NBA | 2 |
Bob Pettit | NBA | 2 |
Charles Barkley | NBA | 1 |
Kobe Bryant | NBA | 1 |
Bob Cousy | NBA | 1 |
Dave Cowens | NBA | 1 |
Billy Cunningham | ABA | 1 |
Kevin Durant | NBA | 1 |
Joel Embiid | NBA | 1 |
Julius Erving | NBA | 1 |
Kevin Garnett | NBA | 1 |
Artis Gilmore | ABA | 1 |
James Harden | NBA | 1 |
Connie Hawkins | ABA | 1 |
Spencer Haywood | ABA | 1 |
Allen Iverson | NBA | 1 |
Bob McAdoo | NBA | 1 |
George McGinnis | ABA | 1 |
Dirk Nowitzki | NBA | 1 |
Shaquille O'Neal | NBA | 1 |
Hakeem Olajuwon | NBA | 1 |
Willis Reed | NBA | 1 |
Oscar Robertson | NBA | 1 |
David Robinson | NBA | 1 |
Derrick Rose | NBA | 1 |
Wes Unseld | NBA | 1 |
Bill Walton | NBA | 1 |
Russell Westbrook | NBA | 1 |
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 9:56PM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.